Mop



Aug. 9, 1932. H. GoLDFlNGER MOP Filed May 6, 1930 Patented Aeg. 9, i932 UNiranf 'STATES intesa i HYMAN sonner-Nena. on nRooKLYN; 'new Yoan, f l

` .appiieation ei'ea'May e; 1930. serialne. 450,077.V` 1

This* invention relates to improvements in mops, more particularly to thattype of device generally referred to in the trade as wetr'nops.V Y

"JB rAmong the principal objects whichy the present invention has in view are: to provide an improved mop which may be readily wrung out; to construct the mop so that it may be wrung without' the user having to "lol take hold of the mop strands; to enable the mop to be wrung out with simple mechanism forming part of the mop itself; to avo-id any interference in the use of the mop by wthe wringing mechanism; to provide a mop "15' in which the mop strands can be twisted for wringing purposes but will be prevented from twisting vwhen used for mopping purposes; to obtain a flexibility lbetween parts when the mop is being wrung and yet obtain i "i901 rigidity of support for the mop strands when being used for mopping purposes; to secure simplicity of construction and opera.-

tion; and to obtain other advantages and results as may be brought out in the following L 25 description.

In the drawing: Y

Figure 1 is an elevation of a mop enibodying the invent-ion showing the same in position ready to bewrung; Figure 2 is a sectional lview on line 2-2 of Fig. l, showing the mop strands as they appear while being wrung; and

Figure 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing the mop strands in position as they appear for mopping purposes.

In the specification: v

In the specific embodiment of the invention illustrated in said drawing, the reference numeral 5 indicates the body portion in general. In this showing, the body portion provides an elongated handle 6 which is hollow for receiving a rod 7 as'the core. The parts are so construct-ed that there is no rela- 1 e ao 145 6 and the rod 7 It mav here be stated that while I have shown the body member as 50 ber otherwise. However,v by the constructive rotation permitted between the handle tionV disclosed',the rod 7 :providesal. and convenient V'slidevvayf and support for a wringing'hand grip 8. Said hand 'grip 8vv is adapted; toboth slide l'ongiltudinally upon saidrodf? and bei twisted or rotated 65 upon;` the rod asf'action requires. Said hand grip'- S has attached thereto-a'flaring bracket 9"= projecting- '.-longitudinallyV therefrom toward theend of the mopaway fromfthe Y handle. This bracket 'Q isfastwithrespect 60 'to said' hafnd'f grip` 8 so' as to be revolved around Athe rod 7F when theV hand grip 8 Vis rotated on-saidrod;k

i Said bracket .flares toward-itsfend. 'l away .-from the hand grip andhas flanges at its vside "35 edges suitablypcrforated nearV the larger end vof 1 the bracket forrreceiving `the 'end of a t bail l0, 'the loopfportion lof fwhich extends away froin' theV bracket in substantial Vcon-'..,.

tinuation'tlierefof. f The vmop head' or strands 70 11 .are carriedup'on the' looped portion'of the 'b ail'lQ: '1f-' v f 'f f i Atgth'eV outer end of the mop body 5g thatis,

at the endpf said frod'7 away'from the handle 6 ai n`is an end pieceflQ non-rotatablysecured to the/75 rod. if Yend pieceV l2 is vp refera'bly tapered similar tolthe bracket 9j with the larger-'end i thereof awayA frointhe handle en d of the mop. As a result ofthisconstiuctiomthe hand grip v8 with bracket maybe slid upon the end 'S0 piece '12,! the vshape of Vthis 'bracket-and end v-piece'fenabling thieltwo parts to nest vwith respect to eachother. Adj acent the outer end 1 of the'endpiece l2 is mounted a second bailf.- '13; theloop* portion Vofwhich carriesfthe s 'strands o'f the hea'dfll.-`r The construction thus described'enables themop headlto y be supported at its oppositeends' when elongated., yand-'yetl the mop v-he'ad" can be doubledV` by sliding the hand gripl 8 toward the outer'96 end of :the mop and ynestingth'ebracket 9 upon the end pico/e112. 'VVhen'the parts are broughtto thisrestingfposition, the bails 10 and l'willbe arranged side by side and the 95 4doubled moplh'ead'll willy be free to be used Y for m i ppiiigY purposes. comprising these separate elements of han- I' In the' construction of theA end piece 12,*I

prefer tofmountthe bail 13 thereon torotateV 'upon an axis transverse to the axis of the rod, I 7. Further1nore,the'end piece is provided l Y with outstanding ears or stops 14 at the larger end thereof in the path of rotation of the bail, thereby preventing the bail from swinging further than aligned positioned with the end piece when swinging in one direction. However, the `bail can swing away from the said ears in one direction and into a position directed toward the handle end of the rod as indicated in Figures 1 and 2 whereby the tension exerted in wringing the mop will be in a proper direction for pulling away `v .i from the point of attachment of the bail to Y `because of this association, therbail onfthe Vbracket willfat such time prevent the bail on the end piece from swinging Yand therefore both bails will project longitudinally side tached thereto, a second'bail pivoted on said bracket on an axis transverse to the axis of said rod, said bracket and second mentioned bail being oset fromthe axis of the r'od and thereby adapted to be broughtinto j uxtaposition to the end piece and rst mentioned bail at the end of the rod, said mop head being attached at its oppositey ends tothe said bails whereby the mop is doubled and the ends held adjacent to eachother in the aforementio'nedv ji'ixtaposedpo/'sition of the bails, the bail on the outer end of the body portion being adaptedto swing back so as to be directed-towardthe slidable hand grip upon withdrawing said hand grip from the Vjuxtaposed position of thebails, whereby the outer' `bail rests adjacent its' supporting end piec while the mop is'being wrun f HYMAN GODFINGER.. i

by side from the end of the body memberk of the mop and obtain a rigid construction by which the mop strands canpbe manipulated in 115% Y. ,Y i t v q p When-it is desired to wring out the mop,

the user merely slides the hand grip 8 up the rod toward the handle and in doing so,

' straightens out the mop head 11 to'itsrfull tached end of the mop head.V The other end .of the mop head is held bybail 13 from twistlength. Then the hand grip 8 istwisted around the rod `"I, thereby twisting the ating and therefore the mop will be veryreadily wrung out bymerelyfrotating the hand grip 8.l The construction will obviously enable the user to use the mop without having to grasp the mop head, and yet obtain a very Y thorough wringing of the mop when de- A sired. After the mop is wrung 'out it is Vvery conveniently straightened out again' by merely holding the hand lgrip With the'mp head downward and it will cause a rotation lofthe Y rod and handle until the mop head is straightened out. Then the mop head can be doubled .by merely sliding the hand grip 8 downward by virtueof its own weight and again nesting the bracket 9 upon the-end piece 12. For convenience in manipulating the mop when wringing out the mop head, the'end ofthe Vhandle 6 toward the mop head isY shown asY j enlarged or providing' a hand rotatably secured to the,v handle.

V.-I claim:

A device ascharacterized comprising in combination with a iexiblemop head, a body portion providing an elongated handle and a rod fixed 'with respect thereto extending y `axially therefrom, anenlargedend piece on thel outer end of 'said rod, a bailpivoted to Asaid end piece at an enlarged portion'thereot` Y sopas to permit swinging the bail on an axis transverse to the axis of the. rod and preventy Y' rotation of the bailaround said` axis ofthe rod, a slidable and rotatable handv grip on j the rod, saidhand grip Yhaving la bracket at5 v i Y Y rios grip 15 non- 

